PETA Kooks

"Don't just eat a hamburger; eat the Hell out of it!" -- J.R. "Bob" Dobbs

"Meat isn't murder, it's delicious!" -- Johnny Rotten

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - A. Whitney Brown

Thursday, December 25, 2003

THE NAME GAME: One of PETA's recurring fantasies is that if they can just get a town to change its name (in exchange for free vegan burgers), they'll get a ton of good publicity. So far, they've just managed to irk a bunch of city councils.

PETA asks Rodeo in Contra Costa County to change its name to Unity. They chose "Unity" because of the Union Oil Company was formerly a big employer in the town. However, "The Californio lore certainly carries a more positive connotation than renaming Rodeo after an oil refinery, she (Diane Leite, Comittee chair) said. After 100 years of heavy industry, the town's land is difficult to develop because of toxic exposure."